Everstream Plans $250 Million Fiber Investment Throughout Midwest in 2020

Will enter five new markets this year as part of build-and-buy strategy

CLEVELAND–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Everstream, the business-only fiber network, today announced that it will invest more than $250 million in the buildout of its dense fiber network in 2020 as part of an organic and acquisition-based growth strategy that will position the company as the premier fiber provider in the Midwest. The strategy also includes entry into five new Midwest markets, helping Everstream reach its goal of more than 15,000 route miles of fiber deployed by year’s end.

“Everstream’s goals for 2020 are aggressive,” said Everstream President and CEO Brett Lindsey. “We actively continue our network build to provide high-capacity, low-latency connectivity to businesses throughout the Midwest. At the same time, we are also strategically pursuing acquisition and partnership opportunities that will help us reach our goals more quickly while densifying the network already in place. Because of the tremendous growth we’re experiencing, 2020 is going to be an exciting year for Everstream and our customers.”

Establish local offices in these cities and hire more than 100 total new employees.

The strategy also includes providing customers direct connection to Everstream’s other markets as well as connectivity to Everstream’s 36 state-of-the-art data centers across the Midwest.

Everstream’s 2020 plans follow a successful 2019, in which the company invested more than $70 million in new network construction and grew total route miles across its markets by 30%, to a total of more than 13,000. Everstream brought its high-capacity, low-latency connectivity services to Columbus, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and added fiber to densify its network in Cleveland, Ohio. Two acquisitions also boosted the company’s Midwest presence.

Everstream has raised the bar for business connectivity, delivering a business-only fiber network with the speed, reliability, scale and performance that today’s enterprises demand. With more than 13,000 route miles of fiber and speeds up to 100 Gbps, Everstream’s enterprise-grade network delivers robust business fiber services, including dedicated internet access, dark fiber, Ethernet and data center solutions. Through its “Do What You Say You Will Do” approach, Everstream is a valued partner dedicated to the success of business customers. For more information, visit everstream.net.